Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 6

1And the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

2And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and the divinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?tellהוֹדִעֻ֕נוּho.di.'U.nuH3045us wherewith we shall sendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971it to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,If ye send awayמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sendתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971it not emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;but in any wiseהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725returnתָּשִׁ֛יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725him a trespass offeringאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817:then ye shall be healedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495,and it shall be knownוְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'H3045to you why his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027is not removedתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from you.

4Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, What shall bethe trespass offeringהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817which we shall returnנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to him? They answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091emerodsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.RiH6076 H2914,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909, according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430:for oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046wason you all, and on your lordsוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

5Wherefore ye shall makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩va.'a.si.TemH6213imagesצַלְמֵ֨יtzal.MeiH6754of your emerodsטְחֹרֵיכֶ֜םte.cho.rei.KhemH6076 H2914,and imagesוְצַלְמֵ֣יve.tzal.MeiH6754of your miceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909that marהַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ha.mash.chi.TimH7843the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and ye shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:peradventure he will lightenיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027from off you, and from off your godsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and from off your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

6Wherefore then do ye hardenתְכַבְּדוּ֙te.kha.be.DuH3513your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824,as the EgyptiansH4714and Pharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547hardenedכִּבְּד֛וּki.be.DuH3513their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820?when he had wrought wonderfullyהִתְעַלֵּ֣לhit.'a.LelH5953among them, did they not let the people goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּםvay.sha.le.ChumH7971,and they departedH3212?

7Now therefore makeוַעֲשׂ֜וּva.'a.SuH6213aאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699,and takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kineפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510,on which there hath comeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927no yokeעֹ֑ל'OlH5923,and tieוַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.sar.TemH631the kineהַפָּרוֹת֙ha.pa.rOtH6510to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,and bringוַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םva.ha.shei.vo.TemH7725their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004from themמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310:

8And takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and layוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414it upon the cartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699;and putתָּשִׂ֥ימוּta.Si.muH7760the jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091,which ye returnהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥םha.she.vo.TemH7725him fora trespass offeringאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817,in a cofferבָאַרְגַּ֖זva.'ar.GazH712by the sideמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654thereof; and send it awayוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971,that it may goוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980.

9And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,if it goeth upיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927by the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of his own coastגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366to Beth–shemeshH1053, thenhe hath doneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213us this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451:but if not, then we shall knowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045that it isnot his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027thatsmoteנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060us; it wasa chanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745thathappened to usהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

10And the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582did soוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213;and tookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kineפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510,and tiedוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631them to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,and shut upכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121at homeבַבָּֽיִת׃va.Ba.yitH1004:

11And they laidוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon the cartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and the cofferהָאַרְגַּ֗זha.'ar.GazH712with the miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091and the imagesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of their emerodsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12And the kineהַפָּר֜וֹתha.pa.RotH6510took the straightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870to the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Beth–shemeshH1053, andwent alongהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980the highwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗תbim.si.Lah 'a.ChatH259 H4546,lowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as they wentהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,and turned not asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040;and the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them unto the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of Beth–shemeshH1053.

13And they ofBeth–shemeshH1053werereapingקֹצְרִ֥יםko.tze.RimH7114their wheatחִטִּ֖יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105in the valleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010:and they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200the arkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and rejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055to seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200it.

14And the cartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935into the fieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,a Beth–shemiteH1030,and stoodוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975there, where there wasa greatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68:and they claveוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙vay.va.ke.'UH1234the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and offeredהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927the kineהַ֨פָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510a burnt offeringעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881took downהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ho.Ri.duH3381the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the cofferהָאַרְגַּ֤זha.'ar.GazH712that waswith it, wherein the jewelsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091were,and putוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68:and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Beth–shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930and sacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077the same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

16And when the fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had seenרָא֑וּra.'UH7200it,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138the same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17And these arethe goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091emerodsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914which the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725fora trespass offeringאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;for Ashdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259,for Gazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,for Askelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259,for Gathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259,for Ekronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259;

18And the goldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091miceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909, according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of all the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belongingto the fiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633, bothof fencedמִבְצָ֔רmiv.TzarH4013citiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892,and of countryהַפְּרָזִ֑יha.pe.ra.ZiH6521villagesכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724,even unto the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419stone ofAbelאָבֵ֣ל'a.VelH59,whereon they set downH3240the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: which stone remainethunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,the Beth–shemiteH1030.

19And he smoteוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221the menH376of Beth–shemeshH1053,because they had lookedרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200into the arkבַּאֲר֣וֹןba.'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,even he smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.SheiH582:and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lamentedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56,because Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had smittenהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221manyof the peopleבָּעָ֖םba.'AmH5971with a greatגְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

20And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Beth–shemeshH1053saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Who is ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to standלַעֲמֹ֔דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440this holyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?and to whom shall he go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927from us?

21And they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Kirjath–jearimH7157,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have brought againהֵשִׁ֤בוּhe.Shi.vuH7725the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;come ye downרְד֕וּre.DuH3381, andfetch it upהַעֲל֥וּha.'a.LuH5927to you.

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